Báo cáo y học: "Methods of estimation of mitral valve regurgitation for the cardiac surgeo" pot
Báo cáo y học: "Methods of estimation of mitral valve regurgitation for the cardiac surgeo" pot
... pertains
to the holosystolic regurgitation [15]. The criteria of char-
acterization of severity of mitral regurgitation are included
in the table 3.
Criteria of characterization of severity of mitral regurgitation
It ... grades may not be reliable
estimated [1], d) the position of catheter in the ventricle
(for mitral valve) or in the aorta (for aorti...
Báo cáo y học: "Maximum likelihood estimation of reviewers’ acumen in central review setting: categorical data" pdf
... p (Y
i
= j), is the probability that the i
th
sample is truly in category j and
n
k
il
is the n umber of t imes that a reviewer k assigns the sample to category l.Formost
studies,
n
k
il
is either ... Study: CCG-945
In the CCG-945 study [11], sections of study tum ors were centrally reviewed, initially
by a study review neu ropathologist and subsequently by 5 neuropathologists,...
Báo cáo y học: "Intra-articular hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid) and hylans for the treatment of osteoarthritis: mechanisms of action" pps
... in OA [29,31]. The activity of
many MMPs increases in OA by either an increase in their
own synthesis, an increased activation by their proen-
zymes, or decreased activity of their inhibitors ... trials of other types of study design pre-
sented here warrant further study in more rigorous trials. In
an open-label study (n = 40) of five weekly injections of
HA, both the cartila...
Báo cáo y học: "Improving benchmarking by using an explicit framework for the development of composite indicators: an example using pediatric quality of care" docx
... Reform Right: A
Guide To Improving Performance And Equity Oxford: Oxford University Press
2003.
28. Institute of Medicine: Crossing The Quality Chasm: A New Health System For
The 21st Century ... model for the development of composite
indicators of quality of care. Among its key premises, the model proposes identifying structural, process, and
outcome metrics for each o...
Báo cáo y học: "Could increased axial wall stress be responsible for the development of atheroma in the proximal segment of myocardial bridges?" pot
...
is the retaining axial force provided by the myocardial
tissues surrounding the artery distally of the cross section
x = 0. In the following, we mainly consider the effect of
these four forces ... dipping
of the tunneled segment into the myocardium during sys-
tole). Atherosclerotic degradations may then be expected
at the entrance of the bridge, and possibly furt...
Báo cáo y học: "Inhaled activated protein C: a new therapy for the prevention of ventilator-induced lung injury" docx
... and also is likely to
prevent the development of lung injury when used as the
initial mode of ventilation [11-14]. erefore, the
clinically relevant questions now become whether
inhaled APC ... diminishing
the enhanced apoptosis of epithelial and other cell
populations which accompanies acute lung injury.
In the present experiments, treatment with APC was
started before...
Báo cáo y học: " Ocular sonography in patients with raised intracranial pressure: the papilloedema revisited" potx
... years after Hayreh’s study [2], translating
research from the bench to the intensive care unit bedside
has come a very long way. Ocular sonography certainly
needs more validation, but today the ... again, ocular
sonography could be of interest for the early detection of
raised ICP, and perhaps for the decision to initiate a more
aggressive monitoring strategy.
In summary, So...
Báo cáo y học: "Inhaled activated protein C: a novel therapy for acute lung injury" pot
... (APC), a novel therapy approved for the treatment
of severe sepsis [2], may be an effective treatment for acute
lung injury (ALI). The benefits of APC therapy in sepsis are
likely due to its anti-coagulant ... administered by the inhaled route,
and to determine if inhaled APC has a similar effect in other
models of ALI.
In the previous issue of Critical Care, Waerhaug and...
Báo cáo y học: "Brachial artery flow velocity variation: another victory for hand-carried ultrasound" potx
... work by
directly correlating ΔVpeak
BA
to the impact of a fluid
challenge [1]. Subjects had a regular cardiac rhythm, lacked
respiratory efforts (assured by examination of ventilator
waveforms ... sensitivity
(not specificity). For the clinician to withhold a fluid challenge,
the predictor must identify nearly all patients capable of
responding, otherwise too many patients wil...
Báo cáo y học: "Anaesthesia in septic patients: good preparation and making the right choice" potx
... respiratory failure. These patients
frequently start with a deranged haemodynamic state, including
vasodilation with hypotension, and cardiomyopathy, making induc-
tion of anaesthesia a potentially hazardous ... decrease
contractility and to cause vasodilation both from direct effects
on the heart and vasculature, and from the loss of
sympathetic tone induced by the state of anaes...